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Lightning-Sparked Fire Shuts Down Key Oklahoma Fuel Hub, Diesel Prices in Focus

A lightning strike ignited three storage tanks at Explorer Pipeline's Glenpool depot near Tulsa, halting operations at a hub that moves gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel across Texas, Oklahoma, and the Midwest.

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Industry

Bally's Halts Chicago Hotel Work, Idling 1,500 Trades in Gaming Dispute

Bally's has ordered a construction stand-down on hotel and amenity work at its $1.7B Chicago casino complex, citing a dispute with the city over video gaming terminal legalization that has idled 1,500 union trade workers.

Aug 10, 2026

Editorial image: industry general - Bally's Halts Chicago Hotel Work, Idling 1,500 Trades in Gaming Dispute

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Turner Industries Diversifies Beyond Petroleum as Safety Becomes a Selling Point

ENR profiles Turner Industries' pivot from a 93%-petroleum backlog into data centers, pharma, carbon capture, and nuclear work, with safety metrics driving the expansion strategy.

Aug 4, 2026

Industry

Dominion's Offshore Wind Costs Jump $288M on PJM Upgrades, Tariffs

Dominion Energy now pegs its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project at $11.7 billion, up nearly $300 million, citing PJM network upgrade charges, tariffs and revised turbine installation schedules, Utility Dive reports.

Aug 3, 2026

Industry

Solar Landscape, Public Storage Bring 60 Rooftop Solar Sites to Illinois

Solar Landscape and Public Storage will develop 60 rooftop community solar projects across ComEd territory in northern Illinois, delivering 44 MW over two years and supporting roughly 300 construction jobs.

Aug 1, 2026

Industry

PJM Board Files FERC Proposals to Manage Data Center Power Demand

PJM's Board of Managers has directed two regulatory filings with FERC to fast-track power procurement for data centers and create a curtailment mechanism, aiming to address a projected 6.8 GW capacity shortfall.

Jul 31, 2026

Industry

States Push Back on FERC Bid to Expand Pipeline Permit Exemptions

More than a dozen states and D.C. are urging FERC to reject a rule that would let more gas pipeline projects skip case-specific review, warning of higher costs and less scrutiny.

Jul 28, 2026

Industry

FERC Sets September Deadline for PJM Governance Overhaul

FERC Chairman Laura Swett warns PJM Interconnection must adopt board and stakeholder reforms by the end of September or the commission will impose its own changes, following a technical conference on the grid operator's governance crisis.

Jul 25, 2026

Industry

Chicago Water District's 5-Year Plan Targets Flood Infrastructure Upgrades

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is finalizing a 2026-2030 strategic plan that emphasizes stormwater infrastructure, gray and green flood mitigation, and modernized treatment operations.

Jul 24, 2026

Industry

Grid Congestion Costs Signal Transmission Upgrade Wave for Electrical Contractors

Transmission congestion cost PJM Interconnection market participants $1.8 billion over May and June combined, a Reuters column via BOE Report reports, pointing to sustained demand for transmission and substation upgrade work.

Jul 21, 2026

Industry

Sol Systems Closes Financing on 123-MW Illinois Solar Portfolio

Sol Systems has secured financing for a 123-MWAC solar portfolio across three Illinois counties, with SOLV Energy serving as EPC and construction expected to create around 300 jobs.

Jul 18, 2026

Industry

FERC's Large-Load Orders Could Decide Which Data Centers Get Built First

FERC's June 18 show cause orders to six grid operators aim to standardize data center interconnection rules, and the projects that offer grid flexibility may break ground fastest, Utility Dive reports.

Jul 16, 2026

Editorial image: Data center substation interconnection gap - FERC's Large-Load Orders Could Decide Which Data Centers Get Built First

Industry

DOE Invokes Emergency Order to Shore Up PJM Grid During Mid-Atlantic Heat Wave

The Department of Energy issued a Section 202(c) emergency order on July 14, 2026, letting PJM tap 35 GW of backup generation as a record heat wave pushes peak demand past 160,000 MW.

Jul 16, 2026

Industry

PJM Capacity Auction Misses Target by 6.8 GW for Third Straight Year

PJM Interconnection's 2028/2029 capacity auction fell 6,831 MW short of reliability requirements, marking a third consecutive shortfall as data center demand outpaces new generation across the mid-Atlantic grid.

Jul 15, 2026

Industry

IIJA Funding Cliff Looms Sept. 30, Straining Highway and Bridge Bid Pipelines

Construction Dive reports that contractors face a Sept. 30 deadline as the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law expires, with 78% of voters wanting a renewal bill passed and economists warning already-authorized funds could dry up mid-decade.

Jul 15, 2026

Editorial image: Unfinished highway interchange at dusk - IIJA Funding Cliff Looms Sept. 30, Straining Highway and Bridge Bid Pipelines

Industry

Gas-Fired Power Boom for AI Data Centers Sparks Clean Energy Pushback

An AP report via Power Engineering details how the AI-driven data center boom is fueling a wave of new natural gas plants, prompting clean energy advocates and lawmakers in states including Pennsylvania to fight for renewable energy mandates and grid access.

Jul 15, 2026

Editorial image: Gas plant versus renewables, aerial - Gas-Fired Power Boom for AI Data Centers Sparks Clean Energy Pushback

Industry

Exelon CEO Warns of 2027 Blackouts, Seeks Power Plant Buildout

Exelon CEO Calvin Butler says the U.S. risks blackouts by 2027 and wants states to let regulated utilities build power plants again, a shift that could reshape generation construction bidding.

Jul 13, 2026

Industry

DOE Draft Report Ties $12B Congestion Costs to Transfer Capacity Gaps

A DOE draft study finds transmission congestion cost $12 billion in 2024 and identifies interregional transfer capacity as the top fix, flagging ERCOT, the Southeast, and Northeast links as priority zones.

Jul 10, 2026

Industry

DOT Awards $1.73B in BUILD Grants for Roads, Transit, Ports

The Department of Transportation's 2026 BUILD grant cohort directs $1.3 billion to roads and bridges, $169.9 million to transit and $136.8 million to port projects across 127 awards nationwide.

Jul 9, 2026

Industry

Fluor-Walsh JV Hits Milestone on $2.1B Chicago Red-Purple Line After Funding Fight

Fluor and Walsh Construction reached substantial completion on phase one of the CTA's $2.1 billion Red and Purple Line modernization, months after a federal judge forced DOT to restore frozen funding.

Jul 6, 2026

Industry

PJM Power Prices Triple as Heat Wave, Data Center Demand Strain Grid

A heat dome pushed PJM's grid near record demand this week, spiking wholesale power prices past $2,000/MWh, with Oilprice.com reporting data centers now drive nearly all projected load growth through 2030.

Jul 4, 2026

Industry

AI Data Centers Straining Grid Push Power Infrastructure Buildout

Energy Network Media Group reports AI data center electricity demand is set to hit 76 GW in the US by 2026, straining transmission infrastructure and prompting DOE fast-track initiatives.

Jul 3, 2026

Industry

Electrification to Add 24 GW of U.S. Power Load by 2035, Led by Industrial Demand

A new Enverus Intelligence Research forecast projects 24 GW of incremental U.S. power load from electrification by 2035, with industrial demand leading the charge. Here's what the shift means for utility construction and electrical subcontractors.

Jul 1, 2026

Editorial image: Grid expansion, industrial electrification buildout - Electrification to Add 24 GW of U.S. Power Load by 2035, Led by Industrial Demand

Industry

Billions in Rail Contracts Are Moving, But Funding Fights Put Subcontractors at Risk

Major rail and transit projects are generating multibillion-dollar contracts across the US, but expiring federal funding and political battles over DEI and appropriations create real risks for subcontractors considering these jobs.

Jun 29, 2026

Editorial image: Empty rail tunnel at dawn - Billions in Rail Contracts Are Moving, But Funding Fights Put Subcontractors at Risk

Industry

Federal Grant Certainty Becomes a Fault Line in Transportation Reauthorization Talks

Senate Democrats are pushing for protections against political interference in awarded transportation grants, raising project certainty questions for subcontractors with work already in the pipeline.

Jun 24, 2026

Editorial image: Stalled transit project at dusk - Federal Grant Certainty Becomes a Fault Line in Transportation Reauthorization Talks

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